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MAX: *snif*

STOVEPIPE: What’s the matter?
MAX: There is just so much injustice in the world that I will never, ever be able to do anything about.

STOVEPIPE: So what’s your plan of attack?
MAX: Plan of ATTACK? Didn’t you HEAR me? I cannot change the way things work. That is the PROBLEM.

STOVEPIPE: So what ARE you doing?
MAX: Just really, really obsessing about it.

{{Alt-text: And watching a lot of TV news.}}
{{Header: fixate on WONDERMARK.COM}}

#615; The One Thing Under My Control transcribed by in

MAX: *snif*

STOVEPIPE: What's the matter?
MAX: There is just so much injustice in the world that I will never, ever be able to do anything about.

STOVEPIPE: So what's your plan of attack?
MAX: Plan of ATTACK? Didn't you HEAR me? I cannot change the way things work. That is the PROBLEM.

STOVEPIPE: So what ARE you doing?
MAX: Just really, really obsessing about it.

{{Alt-text: And watching a lot of TV news.}}
{{Header: fixate on WONDERMARK.COM}}

And watching a lot of TV news.

#615; The One Thing Under My Control

  — April 20th, 2010

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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